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Note 16 - Operating and Reporting Segments - Financial Information Relating to Segment Financial Position (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Jan. 31, 2017

Oct. 31, 2016

Assets

$ 2,145,296

$ 2,354,956

^[1]

Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]

Assets

^[2]

558,439

696,872

Homebuilding [Member]

Assets

1,748,725

1,874,093

^[1]

Homebuilding [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]

Assets

1,473,608

1,460,854

Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]

Assets

211,610

219,363

Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]

Assets

292,866

292,899

Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]

Assets

107,213

111,596

Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]

Assets

235,600

226,124

Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]

Assets

371,940

341,472

Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]

Assets

254,379

269,400

Financial Services [Member]

Assets

113,249

197,230

^[1]

Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]

Assets

$ 113,249

$ 197,230

[1]	Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2016.
[2]	Includes $283.3 million and $283.6 million of income taxes receivable, including deferred tax assets, as of January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016, respectively.

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- Definition

Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(12))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(11))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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